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Re: 2018 New York Giants Thread

Originally Posted by Yankee Tripper

It only makes sense if your evaluation tells you one of the QBs on the board is likely to be a franchise QB. If your evaluations tell you you are paying top 2 pick for chopped liver then you either take the best available player (which is what the Giants did) or you trade out of the pick (which is what Indy did).

Not quite the same situation between the Colts and Giants. The Colts have a franchise QB on the right side of 30 and the Giants have one that is 37 and declining.

Re: 2018 New York Giants Thread

Even if you don't like QB. That is a theory that if you aren't taking QB that early, there might not be a position valuable enough to take at that spot.
So, seen as you are picking at that spot for a reason. Trading down, acquiring multiple picks and filling out your roster. That would probably be of greater value.

So if you don't like the QB's, fine. But for a 3-13 team, in a sport where depth is more valuable than anything...being frivolous with the #2 pick runs counter to how conservative the club actually is. Even if they would think that taking the RB is the rational choice.

Re: 2018 New York Giants Thread

Originally Posted by b_joseph

Even if you don't like QB. That is a theory that if you aren't taking QB that early, there might not be a position valuable enough to take at that spot.
So, seen as you are picking at that spot for a reason. Trading down, acquiring multiple picks and filling out your roster. That would probably be of greater value.

So if you don't like the QB's, fine. But for a 3-13 team, in a sport where depth is more valuable than anything...being frivolous with the #2 pick runs counter to how conservative the club actually is. Even if they would think that taking the RB is the rational choice.

The Giants weren't being frivolous with the #2 pick when they chose the player that was a consensus #1 rated prospect across the board.

Re: 2018 New York Giants Thread

Police are investigating the death of a man, identified as a family friend, whose body was found today in Janoris Jenkins' home while Jenkins is in Florida. And apparently Jenkins' brother, who was staying in the house, was supposedly trying to board a flight to Florida last night, but caused a delay saying he was too scared to fly, and eventually got off the plane. Yikes.

Re: 2018 New York Giants Thread

A legit draft stud, Barkley is a quality runner that immediately adds another level of offensive depth to a team that sorely needed it. Coming into the NFL with an 82 OVR, a solid score for a rookie, his base ratings make him an excellent runner for players with adequate stick skills. Barkley sports a 92 Speed, and a 93 Acceleration. His ball carrying moves include an 83 Trucking, 83 Stiff Arm, 86 Spin, and a 91 Juke. He’s a pure rusher with his less than stellar Route Running scores, but he can quickly become a community favorite for players looking for a well-balanced rusher.

Re: 2018 New York Giants Thread

Giants agree to a 2-year deal with Connor Barwin. Pretty much sets up our LB core now with his teammate in LA & NY Alec Ogeltree and will add to our pass rush. Our performance will be about how we can use the 4-3 base & Nickel defenses and the 3-4 base.

Re: 2018 New York Giants Thread

Your 2017 record: 3-13. Another team went 0-16 in the NFL last season, and yet these Giants somehow had the more disastrous season. It was astonishing. Thrilling, really. Here we have the most overly mannered of NFL franchises. A team that’s run like a Park Avenue co-op board. A team would play in formal morning suits if the uniform code allowed for it. The Giants are so thirsty to appear dignified that it is truly, deeply awesome to watch them spend an entire season stepping on rakes. They got shut out by a team starting Drew Stanton. They let the Rams hang 51 on them at home.

I tried to block out the 2017 season, but dammit reading this made me chuckle.